Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has criticised the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, following the latter’s interview on Channels Television on Sunday, accusing him of making false claims and failing to account for campaign funds from the 2023 general election.
In a statement released after the interview, Onanuga said Obi’s television appearance, which he claimed was intended to revive his 2027 presidential ambition, had instead generated negative public reactions.
Responding to Obi’s comments on his movement across political parties, Onanuga rejected the comparison between Obi’s political career and that of President Bola Tinubu.
According to him, Tinubu has remained within the progressive political tradition since joining partisan politics in the early 1990s, moving through parties such as the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alliance for Democracy (AD), Action Congress (AC), Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), and eventually the All Progressives Congress (APC), which emerged from the 2013 merger of several opposition parties.
He contrasted this with Obi’s political journey, noting that the former Anambra State governor was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), later joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), contested the 2019 presidential election as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate, moved to the Labour Party ahead of the 2023 election, and has since aligned with the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
